The Cycle of LIFE

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The Cycle of LIFE

• The Cycle of life can be divided into 5 stages.
  In your opinion, what are the five stages? What
  would you use to symbolize each stage? What
  emotions, ideals, or connotations do people
  associate with each stage? Why do these stages
  apply to all cultures and all people?

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Poetic Theme

• Cycle of LIFE and DEATH

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Thanatopsis

• Death Vision
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Edgar Allan Poe

• The Raven Fall of the House of Usher A
  Tell Tale Heart The Bells
• Troubled life father deserted him, mother died,
  gambling debts at school, expelled for academic
  violations at USMAWestpoint, estranged from
  stepfather et.
• Accepted as the inventor of the detective story
  psychological thrillers are still imitated today
• Remains popular even today

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Romantic and Poe

• Poe wrote mainly with a Gothic style. Gothic
  style is characterized by the following elements
  
• The story is set in bleak or remote places.
• The plot involves macabre or violent incidents.
• Characters are in psychological and/or physical
  torment.
• A supernatural or otherworldly element is often
  present.
• How does this fall under the romantic umbrella?

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The Bells

• Edgar Allan Poe

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Stanza I
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Stanza II
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Stanza 3
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Stanza IV
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The Bells

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Figurative Language

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Refrain

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Emily Dickinson

• Wrote over 1775 poems but only published 7 before
  her death due to insecurities
• Asked her family to destroy her poemsthey didnt
• Lived as a recluse, isolated from society she
  dressed only in white and only her family was
  allowed to see her.
• Died in the same house she was born in

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Because I could not stop for Death

• Emily Dickinson

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The Bells

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Figurative Language

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Theme
• Mood

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Lyric Poem

• It expresses the feelings of a single speakers
  journey to death
• Similar to Poe? How?

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(Adapted from) How Death is Handled in Various
Cultures

• Charlotte Kuchinsky  

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Death and Cultures

• Why do all cultures have clear identifiable
  rituals for handling death? What does this tell
  us about all humans? Does this prove that Poe was
  right with his poem? Compare/Contrast Poes theme
  of Death Triumphs over Life to one of the
  cultures view of death above?

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How do you View the Cycle?

• Using your free write from earlier, compose your
  own version of these poems. Your poem must
  include at least 2 of the following
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Refrain